Two virtual live events today (August 3): At 8 PM ET, I'm teaching "Building a Story from Research" to the members of my Live-streaming Classes Patreon tier and up. At 9:30 PM ET, Elsie and I are celebrating her eighth birthday with an Instagram live @elsiewants. See you in a bit!

something horrifying has come to me in a vision

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Hi I'm Sarah Taber and I endorse this message (No seriously, read it. This is the realest writeup on "wtf is going on in rural areas" that's ever been wrote.)

Patrick Wyman@patrickwyman.bsky.social · 6d ago

Embrace American Gentry Thought www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Then meowed extensively for food.

See you in court, creep.

MPR News@mprnews.org · last wk.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is suing Minnesota over a first-in-the-nation law banning technology that allows users to create and post deepfake videos or images of people naked without their consent.

This is an auto-order. Ray Porter's readings of Peter's books kick ass.

Peter Clines@peterclines.com · 7d ago

OH HEY-- it's official and I can announce it-- @realrayporter.bsky.social will be performing the audiobook for THE OFF SEASON. How cool is that? Our eighth book together! Plus some stories here and there. No, I don't know when preorders will happen. Sorry. Probably late this year, early next?

I hope to see Democrats as angry at Elon Musk for sending up to 14 million people to their deaths as Republicans are at Anthony Fauci for giving Donald Trump advice during a pandemic.

Everyone, everyone, everyone needs to read this and if you haven't, smack yourself on the back of your hand with a wooden spoon and then fix your shit immediately, please.

Premee Mohamed@premeemohamed.com · last wk.

P.S. I would still like for people to read THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST and then look at themselves and be like "I am 30 or 40 years old and I do not need to be the protagonist of a fairytale horror story in a magical forest" us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Learning that Duck Duck Go let's you block specific sites from search results is a game changer for when you are looking for things and you don't want the first 10 results to be Amazon.

My brother is a high school math teacher and has spent the summer creating new and exciting problems for his students to solve, and, for a few of them, he also made accompanying art. I wanted to share one with everyone, so we can all appreciate how much my brother is living his best life:

If you're relying on "A.i." summaries, you don't even know what kind of bullshit it's excreting. And it *IS* excreting bullshit.

Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם)@bestonetx.bsky.social · last wk.

Someone gave me a "summary" that some AI had produced of a panel I was on, including pull quotes. The quotes were all invented -- no one on the panel said that stuff -- even though the AI was given an audio recording of the whole thing. I told them to trash it and did the transcription myself.

I mean... that's a fair point.

God@thegodshow.com · last wk.

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Denver -- Come get your tators!* 🥔 (*But seriously, free potatoes) Monday 7/27 @ 9am - 12pm Park Hill Food Recovery Hub, 6090 E. 39th Ave “Anyone is welcome to come. They can bring tote bags, wagons, you could back up your pickup truck if you wanted to."

Ryan (Ry) Warner@ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social · 2w ago

Denver, if you're free on Monday, a mountain of free spuds awaits:

Experience candle ice on Eklutna Lake in Alaska, a unique phenomenon where vertical ice crystals break apart. The water is known for its bright turquoise color, caused by glacial silt filtering sunlight. The surrounding mountains are part of the Chugach State Park range. #nature #candleice #alaska

I'm reviving the Patreon with new (cheaper) tiers and here is all you need to know (this post is free): www.patreon.com/t_frohock/po...

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To all the dear folks who have waited me out, or simply forgotten you signed up for this stuff: I'm reviving my Patreon. The last couple of

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I know that face. It was definitely "Baby Shark."

Becky Tyler@beckytylerart.bsky.social · 2w ago

What song did the Sirens sing in The Odyssey? Wrong answers only.

these Young Male Christians should form some sort of Association, then they could offer services beyond gymnasiums and shower facilities, such as short-term lodging at which it might be fun to stay

huck mason@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 2w ago

foolproof 👍

You'll not convince me this isn't the historically accurate Odysseus.

DAMN, Hawaii.

Owen Barcala@obarcala.bsky.social · 2w ago

"When six justices walk away from those they are supposed to protect, state constitutions hold the line. That is not defiance. That is the design." The Supreme Court's credibility is starting to run dry with state courts.

I truly want the next Democratic administration to roll in and just be like, "Hey, it's Made In America By Immigrants Week," bitches, and just do that for four fucking years, because that's what we need after this awfulness. We need to acknowledge how much of our greatness was due to opening doors.

Bob Geiger@bobgeiger.bsky.social · 2w ago

Look, kids, Velveeta Voldemort has named this week "Made in America Week." Fact Check: Most of Trump's second-rate MAGA swag is made in China.

My nephew has just completed his Mormon mission, and is coming home in eight days after spending two years in Honduras having, from the content of his emails, what I can only describe as an extremely learning experience. I sent him a card with some cash, but does anyone have good gift ideas?

Someone is living their damn dream, and I absolutely love that. I mean, I also hope that they are a good employer, but I kind of love their starting point.

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Given the institutional pederasty in Sparta, maybe we should rethink this. Or.... suddenly a few things about this administration make a lot more sense.

Gingerspiced@gingerspiced.bsky.social · 3w ago

Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*

You know, in most administrations, this would be a very substantial scandal.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2w ago

BREAKING NYT: The Trump admin sought the phone records of several Times journalists and their relatives — including one reporter's mother — in its effort to unmask the confidential sources who had provided information for articles about the security capabilities of Trump's new Air Force One jet.